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  Policing White Supremacy - The...

  Mike German, Beth Zasloff

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  In Policing White Supremacy, former FBI agent Mike German, who worked undercover in white supremacist and militia groups, issues a wake-up call about law enforcement's dangerously lax approach to far-right violence. 
   
   
   
  Despite over a hundred deadly acts by far-right militants since the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, and the far right's attempts to obstruct transfer of power to a duly elected president on January 6, the FBI continues to deprioritize investigations into white supremacist violence, instead targeting marginalized groups. 
   
   
   
  Noting that the FBI does not even compile accurate national data on white supremacist violence, German also exposes the continuing tolerance of overt racism in law enforcement, and police membership in white supremacist organizations. The threat these officers pose became clear when at least twenty-eight current and former law enforcement officials were alleged to have participated in the 2021 Capitol breach. 
   
   
   
  Policing White Supremacy shows how the lack of transparency and accountability in federal, state, and local law enforcement has eroded public trust and undermined democracy. "Law Enforcement's Role in Resisting White Supremacy" points the way forward to a future where far-right violence is recognized and addressed as the true threat it presents to our country.

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  Left for Dead - Shipwreck...

  Eric Jay Dolin

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  In Left for Dead, Eric Jay Dolin—“one of today’s finest writers about ships and the  
  sea” (American Heritage)—tells the true story of a wild and fateful encounter  
  between an American sealing vessel, a shipwrecked British brig, and a British  
  warship in the Falkland archipelago during the War of 1812. 
  Fraught with misunderstandings and mistrust, the incident left three British sailors  
  and two Americans, including the captain of the sealer, Charles H. Barnard,  
  abandoned in the barren, windswept, and inhospitable Falklands for a year and a  
  half. With deft narrative skill and unequaled knowledge of the very pith of the  
  seafaring life, Dolin describes in vivid and harrowing detail the increasingly  
  desperate existence of the castaways during their eighteen-month ordeal—an alltoo-common fate in the Great Age of Sail. 
  A tale of intriguing complexity, with surprising twists and turns throughout— 
  involving greed, lying, bullying, a hostile takeover, stellar leadership, ingenuity,  
  severe privation, endurance, banishment, the great value of a dog, the birth of a  
  baby, a perilous thousand-mile open-ocean journey in a seventeen-foot boat, an  
  improbable rescue mission, and legal battles over a dubious and disgraceful  
  wartime prize—Left for Dead shows individuals in wartime under great duress  
  acting both nobly and atrociously, and offers a unique perspective on a pivotal era  
  in American maritime history. 
  “An absorbing adventure that explores the dark shadows of instinct and self-preservation, and the hardships and stress that stretch the bonds of humanity.  
  Fascinating reading.”—Stephen R. Bown, author of Island of the Blue Foxes:  
  Disaster and Triumph on the World’s Greatest Scientific Expedition

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  The Story of Philosophy...

  Will Durant

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  In "The Story of Philosophy. Schopenhauer" Will Durant delves into the life and ideas of Arthur Schopenhauer, a prominent 19th-century German philosopher. Schopenhauer's philosophy is characterized by his profound pessimism and the notion that the essence of reality is an irrational will. Durant explores Schopenhauer's influences, including Eastern philosophies and Immanuel Kant, and examines how his metaphysical and ethical views shaped his bleak outlook on human existence.
  Schopenhauer's seminal work, "The World as Will and Representation," is central to Durant's discussion. This work posits that the will is the driving force behind all phenomena, leading to a perpetual state of dissatisfaction and suffering. Despite his pessimism, Schopenhauer's thoughts on aesthetics and compassion reveal a complex thinker who saw art and empathy as temporary escapes from the harshness of reality.
  Durant's narrative not only provides a thorough analysis of Schopenhauer's philosophy but also situates it within the broader historical and intellectual context. By doing so, he highlights Schopenhauer's lasting impact on both contemporary and later philosophical thought, including existentialism and psychoanalysis.
  This segment of "The Story of Philosophy" serves as an accessible introduction to Schopenhauer's challenging ideas, offering readers insight into one of philosophy's most intriguing and influential figures.

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  Truth About Conspiracy Theories...

  Sebastian Brunow

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  THE TRUTH About CONSPIRACY THEORIES
  
  From the power, danger, and fascination of conspiracy theories: Why people believe what they shouldn't believe. What makes a conspiracy theory? Where do the myths come from, who spreads them, and why? Why are some people susceptible to obviously absurd things, and what mechanisms keep conspiracy believers so firmly in their grip? Dive into the world of outrageous stories, discover the most popular theories, and find out what really matters when confronting invented and unprovable things!

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  Cutting into the silence -...

  Baki Topal

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  Description: 
  Cutting into the Silence is a contemplative audiobook that blends personal memoir with reflection on care, resilience, and what it means to remain human in systems driven by efficiency and control. 
  Narrated with restraint and clarity, the book follows an oncology surgeon’s journey from a small mountain village in Turkey to a medical career in Belgium. Along the way, listeners are invited into moments of vulnerability, ethical doubt, and quiet determination—both in the operating room and beyond it. 
  Rather than offering prescriptions, the audiobook creates space for reflection. It introduces the Zigana model as a compass for growth — rooted in motivation, curiosity, and emotional and social intelligence—while remaining grounded in lived experience and patient stories. 
  Listener perspective: 
  “Contemplative memoir paralleling medical practice with the human experience.” — BookLife Reviews 
  “A powerful reminder that caring for others starts with understanding them as people, not cases.” — Readers’ Favorite 
  “A compassionate and thoughtful guide to reclaiming one’s humanity in a systems-driven world.” — Kirkus Reviews 
  This audiobook is for listeners interested in healthcare, leadership, ethics, and personal growth—and for anyone reflecting on how to live and work with integrity inside complex systems.

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  One Classroom at a Time - How...

  David Gooblar

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  A century ago, a typical US college campus was a sanctuary of privilege, with white men of means constituting nearly the entire student population. Today, half of US undergraduates live at or near the poverty line, and universities are more diverse than ever. But teaching and curricula have not caught up, resulting in stark inequities. Black and Hispanic students graduate at lower rates than their white and Asian counterparts, economically insecure and disabled students face persistent disadvantages, and in STEM disciplines gender imbalances remain the norm.One Classroom at a Time provides practical, research-based recommendations for educators who want to narrow such academic gaps. David Gooblar explains the psychological hardships facing many marginalized students and provides detailed remedies. This wide-ranging guide also offers advice for mitigating burdens of financial insecurity and designing classes that work for all students regardless of disabilities. The emphasis throughout is on helping instructors and administrators understand not just the principles of equitable pedagogy but also the reasoning. In the twenty-first century, college courses shouldn't be built for imaginary students of yesteryear. This book shows how we can tailor pedagogy to the students of today, so that all of them can secure the education and the success they deserve.

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